By Joy A. Mead Getting Glasses Can be an Adjustment
On their last break from school, my daughter and son happily enjoyed a nice week of catching up with friends…
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By Lori Jarrett Moms Take a Hard Look in the Mirror When Our Girls Become Tweens
We all know about mean girls. They're in the movies we go to see, the television shows we watch, and…
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By Debra Caffrey Raising a Teenager Is a Long Walk through a Tunnel
So much parenting advice asks us to envision bridges as a metaphor for finding the path forward–bridges we need to…
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By Amber Kuipers Dear Daughter as You Grow into Yourself
My daughter, I watched you stand in front of the mirror, turning your body left and right. Your skirt was…
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By Crystal Fulmer Watching Your Big Kids Blossom is a Blessing
A little over a week ago, I received a call from my dad, and over the next 12 hours regarding…
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By Krystal Sieben Sometimes a Kid Just Needs a Sick Day
My middle son stayed home from school today. He said he was sick. I’m not sure that is the truth.…
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Sometimes We Need Someone to Just Sit With Us in Our Struggle
Early this morning, I told (yelled is more accurate) my sons to get up with the same furious ferocity I…
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Kids Remember the Simple Things Done With Love
My tween boy said he wanted to decorate his room for Christmas. He said, “You know how you used to…
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By Evi Wusk There’s Still Magic in These Tween Years
The water shimmers atop the electric-blue pool. The clock blinks 94 degrees. It is July 10th weather showing off. A…
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By Jenny Albers Sometimes I Miss Her
“Hey Mom, can you straighten my hair?” she asks. I gladly oblige. Because it’s not often that she needs—or wants—my…
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By Corey Wheeland The Magic Middle
My daughter turned 12 last month, which means we've somehow tiptoed into uncharted territory. I blinked, and then everything I…
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By Claudia Caramiello In This Season of Un-Needing
In the cold blue winter light, I would nurse my son, his mouth small like a sparrow, his breath warm…
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